Refuting the Lie that Paul was not an Apostle!

Let's look at what an Apostle is. An Apostle is one who has been chosen by Jesus to spread the message of the Gospel. So at the time Jesus was alive, there were twelve. So Judas then betrayed Jesus and was no longer counted among them. And in Acts 1 we see the eleven choose another to be counted among the twelve. I do not know if this man is truly an Apostle and have my own doubts about that because Jesus did not personally choose him. But it is not for me to say.

However at Paul's conversion, he was blinded for 3 days. But the Lord spoke to a man named Ananias and told him to go lay hands on Paul and pray for him. It is true that no one was named at the actual conversion on the road to Damascus. But Ananias was a well respected man of the Christian community. He is a witness to the Lord speaking directly to him and telling him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.” Acts 9:15-16. And when Ananias laid hands on him, scales fell from Paul’s eyes and he was filled with the Holy Spirit! So the fact that there were no witnesses that were named may be true while Paul was on the road, but it is not true of Paul’s conversion.

Even later, Acts tells of how Barnabas, who was also well known and respected in the Christian community, took Paul to the Apostles who listened to his story of conversion and that he moved freely in Jerusalem with them speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

Later on, we see Peter, also known as Cephas, of whom Jesus said, ‘upon this rock I will build my church’ being reprimanded by Paul in Galatians 2 and Peter accepted that reprimand and changed his ways. Also, the Acts of the Apostles, what we now know as Acts today, which was written by Luke is mainly about two people: Peter and Paul! Most of it is about Paul.

So I say that there are a great many witnesses to Paul’s conversion and the fact that Paul had the Holy Spirit with him during his missions! So anyone that preaches that Paul is not an Apostle or that he wasn’t converted as so many gave testimony that he was, is preaching a gospel that is not of Jesus Christ. Be careful here for all of you who are listening to anyone who says Paul is not an Apostle. Those who Jesus chose before his sacrifice clearly knew that Paul was chosen by Jesus Himself on the road to Damascus and they did not doubt that Paul was filled with the Holy Spirit which is another testimony to his calling. Anyone who is listening to people who change the Gospel are in dangerous territory!

God bless you all this day!